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Civilians Trapped Between Two Fires as Fighting Intensifies Near Kaw Hlaing Village

HURFOM: Yebyu Township, Dawei District — Ongoing armed clashes between junta forces and joint resistance groups near Kaw Hlaing village, close to Klain Aung town, are leaving innocent civilians in an increasingly dangerous position — trapped between two fires with no safe place to go.

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No Choice, No Future”: Mon State Youths Speak Out on Junta’s Forced Conscription

HURFOM: Across Mon State, thousands of young people have been swept into the Junta’s People’s Military Service through intimidation, manipulation, and outright force. Many are now trapped in frontline battles, used as human shields in reinforcement operations. Locals say the urgent need for manpower to carry out ground attacks is driving this unlawful exploitation of Mon youths.

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Junta’s indiscriminate artillery attacks injure local woman

HURFOM:In the morning of August 13^th, 2025, an armed clash broke out between the junta’s regiment and the joint forces of the revolutionary armed groups in 60-Mile village, Yar Phu village track, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division and the Ka Lane Aung based 282^nd Artillery Regiment indiscriminately launched four artillery attacks to the village.

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Two detainees from Maw Ka Nin released after paying more than 50 million MMK to army

HURFOM: On June 21^st, 2025, the junta’s army arrested three men who were abusing drugs at a betel nut plantation in Kyoe Tha Dar village nearby Maw Ka Nin village, Ye Township, Mon State.

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Junta’s airstrike kills villager and injures five in Kyike Hto

HURFOM: At approximately 9 am on August 9^th, 2025, a military junta fighter jet dropped bombs on Pane Nell Gone village, Kyike Hto Township, Mon State.  The airstrike killed a villager and injured five others.

Locals reported to HURFOM there was no armed confrontation near the village at the time of the airstrike.

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Deadly Landslides Devastate Than Taung Gyi, Karen State — Urgent Humanitarian Aid Needed

HURFOM: Community leaders, religious groups, and humanitarian networks are urgently appealing for help as heavy rains have caused deadly landslides in Than Taung Gyi Township, northern Karen State. Many lives have been lost, homes destroyed, and families left with nothing. They are calling on all domestic and international donors to act now with safe shelter, food, and medical support for survivors whose needs are growing by the day.

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Weekly Analysis: Arbitrary Arrests by the Junta Spark Fear and Alarm

The Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM) is alarmed at the rate of arbitrary arrests on the rise in Southeastern Burma. Young men in particular are being targeted for the junta’s illegal and unjust forced conscription bid, which threatens their safety and security. The lawlessness that is rampant across conflict-torn communities has permitted the junta to use violent means to arrest and detain innocent people with no repercussions.

At approximately 7:00 AM on July 30, around 10 youths were arbitrarily arrested by junta forces at the Ka Myaw Kin Bridge checkpoint, one of the main entry points into Dawei town.

The youths were reportedly travelling from Long Lone Township to Dawei when they were stopped and arrested individually at the checkpoint. Among the 10, two were later released on the same day, according to one of the released individuals and someone close to them.

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Airstrike in Kyaikhto Township Kills One Civilian and Injures Five Others

On the morning of 9 August 2025, a junta airstrike struck Pein Nae Gone village in Kyaikhto Township, Mon State, killing one civilian and injuring five others. Local residents described the attack, which occurred at around 9:00 AM, as sudden and without warning, leaving the community in shock and fear.

A junta jet fighter dropped a bomb on Pein Nae Gone despite there being no active clashes in or near the area at the time. The airstrike killed 62-year-old U Kyaw Thein and injured Ko Gyn, Ko Hpa Gyi, Ko Aung Phyo Wai, Ko Phyo Gyi, and Ko Aung Soe Moe, all of whom are local villagers.

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Bilin, Mon State: Civilian Killed, Another Injured in Crossfire on Yangon–Mawlamyine Highway

A truck assistant was killed and another person injured when fighting broke out between junta forces and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)-allied troops along the Yangon–Mawlamyine Highway near Aoo Lay village, Bilin Township, Mon State, on the morning of 9 August 2025.

The clash began at around 11:00 AM when KNLA joint forces ambushed junta troops returning from a military operation in Aoo Lay. As the two sides exchanged fire, passing civilian vehicles were caught in the crossfire.

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Fifteen Displaced Villagers Arbitrarily Arrested by Junta Troops in Theinzayat Town, Kyaikhto Township

On the morning of 9 August 2025, junta forces arrested fifteen displaced men sheltering at the “Lo Yar Phyae Social Assistance Office” in Theinzayat Town, Kyaikhto Township, Mon State. Local residents reported that the arrests took place at around 10:00 AM, when a joint column of approximately thirty junta troops stormed the compound.

“When the military trucks arrived, everyone was terrified. No one dared to step outside to see what was happening. The soldiers then picked out fifteen men from among the displaced people and took them away,” said a Theinzayat resident.

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